"I Can't Do Maths"
Last week there was much publicity in the press concerning the poor arithmetical skills of the British population including a calculation by KPMG that the cost to UK is £2.4 billion . (of course they use the US billion which is only one thousandth of a UK billion).  Whilst we are using the last of our Air Miles with a trip to Lisbon I thought you might like to try a selection of questions from the Skills for Life survey which initiated this story.
Please feel free to put your answers in the comments.

Q1. To clean a work surface, how much bleach is needed in half a litre of water?
CONCENTRATED BLEACH
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
A) 2ml
B) 2.5ml
C) 4ml
D) 20ml

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Q2. Four friends have joined a gym to lose weight and get fit. After one month they recorded their weight loss on a chart.
How much weight have they lost between them?
Weight loss after one month
Jo - 500g
Hasran - 1kg
Kevin - 1kg 200g
Cathy - 750g

A) 2kg
B) 2kg 450g
C) 3kg
D) 3kg 450g

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Q3. How much bleach do I need to use in 2 litres of water to bleach whites?
CONCENTRATED BLEACH
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
A) 5 litres
B) 20ml
C) 10ml
D) 8ml

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Q4. The jacket potatoes and chicken joints have to be ready at 7.45 sharp.
When should Mick start to prepare them?
Chicken joints: five minutes to prepare, 35 minutes to cook.
Jacket potatoes: 15 minutes to prepare. One and a quarter hours to cook.
A) Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.05
B) Potatoes at 6.45 and chicken at 7.15
C) Potatoes at 6.30 and chicken at 7.05
D) Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.30